SAN ANTONIO - Spartanmag.com staffers Jim Comparoni and Paul Konyndyk with an extended V-cast from The Alamo. The Mag staffers discuss bowl week, MSU football and the impact of Texas Tech's off the field firestorm at the Alamo Bowl [details]

Nitchman displays good natural anchor strength and can hold the point of attack one-on-one inside. He does a nice job staying on blocks and is heavy- handed on contact. He extends his arms into blocks well and does a nice job of locking out in pass protection. But he isn't the best athlete. He displays a good initial jolt on the move but has a tendency to get overextended and fall off blocks. He displays average lateral mobility inside. He can redirect cleanly and is gritty inside, and he does a nice job of making it tough to disengage from his blocks. But he lacks the type of fluidity to mirror explosive defenders one-on-one in space. He reminds me a bit of Raiders center Chris Morris.